the people have given us 7 years of extra taxes. let us follow the wisdom of joseph, pay down our debts and store up reserves against the leaner times that will surely follow. >> well, brown's speech was upbeat. he faces a fight even within his own democratic party. some of his proposals including a plan to fund poorer schools at the expense of wealthier suburban districts. >>> vice president joe biden is on the road today to rally support for the administration's gun control proposals. he is going to start in virginia and hold a discussion with people who work on gun safety following the shooting at virginia tech. meanwhile senator dianne feinstein announced her bill yesterday that would eliminate high capacity magazines and ban assault weapons. the vice president downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban. >> i'm much less concerned, quite frankly, about what you call an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. >> president obama also plans to travel to push his gun cont